I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLINPeople really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don’t let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it’s sad and smiles when it’s happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin’ takes courage.
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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I’m gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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